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New York prison officials have continued to violate the HALT Act, which restricts the use of solitary confinement.

Nicole Collier had refused to sign a “permission slip” to leave the chamber. Most of her Democratic colleagues complied.

In marked contrast to many universities and hospitals, the districts aren’t bowing to anti-trans education policy.

HUD’s deputy secretary says the agency will speak in “one language” to fulfill its mission to help those in need.

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“We knew what was coming,” explained Gochez, who by day works as a high school history teacher in South LA In February 2025, he helped convene the Community Self-Defense Coalition, a multiracial group ...

Peyton McCauley is a Water Policy Specialist and Sea Grant UW Water Science-Policy Fellow at the Center for Water Policy. She holds a Juris Doctorate from Marquette University Law School and ...